Both have a two-star restaurant on site. Royal Hideaway Corales Beach, adults only and the cheaper of the two, for couples with La Caleta a short walk away; The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama, for families and golfers happy to stay inside the gates, with a sand cove reached by funicular.
The all-rounderThe most complete answer to a winter-sun week in Tenerife for two grown-ups.
€€€From about €300 a night
Choose Royal Hideaway Corales Beach if
The catch
Beach is in the name, not in front of the hotel; the shore is rocky and swimmers use the pools
The complete resortA self-contained citadel on the west coast, with the island's best hotel food and its own beach.
€€€€From about €285 a night
Choose The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama if
The catch
Enormous; expect buggies, long walks and a busy main pool in peak weeks
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Royal Hideaway Corales BeachThe Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
Royal Hideaway Corales Beach
The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
The verdict
Both have a two-star restaurant on site. Royal Hideaway Corales Beach, adults only and the cheaper of the two, for couples with La Caleta a short walk away; The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama, for families and golfers happy to stay inside the gates, with a sand cove reached by funicular.
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Questions people ask
Both have a two-star restaurant on site. Royal Hideaway Corales Beach, adults only and the cheaper of the two, for couples with La Caleta a short walk away; The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama, for families and golfers happy to stay inside the gates, with a sand cove reached by funicular.
The choice for two adults who want a week that gets everything mostly right. Check availability early for winter. Adults-only, contemporary and calmer than its Costa Adeje address suggests, with heated saltwater pools instead of a beach and food good enough to stay in for. La Caleta's fish restaurants are a walk away, which stops it feeling sealed off.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
If money is not the first question and you want the island's most complete resort, Abama is it. Check availability for the Retreat Deluxe Room Ocean View. The complete resort: hand over the car keys and stay put for a week of pools, golf, the resort's own cove and the island's best restaurants. It is vast, isolated on the west coast and charges for all of it.
It has an outdoor pool. It has its own beach club.
